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- Title
Hitit Metinlerinde Kutsal <sup>(GIŠ)</sup>zahurti-Nesnesi.
- Authors
BOZGUN, Şafak
- Abstract
In the Hittite texts (GIŠ)zahurti-(/zaharti-) was at first defined as a "metal object". However, this word [muš]abu (wašabu=to sit) which is mentioned as Akkadian in bilingual texts is "a place of residence, abode"; It is seen together with the meaning of "seat, chair, armchair or sofa". At the same time, it is known that the NIN.DINGIR-priestess also performed the act of eš-"to sit" on the zahurti-object in rituals. During these rituals, zahurti-should be among some objects/materials that symbolize it, such as šiunaš aniyatta-clothes, huluganni-(chariot). The fact that the NIN.DINGIR-priestess sits on the zahurti-object during the Hittite main festivals, or even though she does not sit, together as a part of the ritual practices related to it shows the close relationship between the these two. NIN.DINGIR-priestess, who appears as an important cult servant both in Mesopotamia and in the homeland of Hatti, also has a close relationship with rituals that include "sacred marriage". The text information, in which the NIN.DINGIR-priestess and the zahurti-object have seen together, carry some elements that we can compare with the "sacred marriage" depictions in the common scene(s) seen in the Bitik, İnandık and Hüseyindede A vases, which are extremely important for the art of the Old Hittite Period. The depictions in the last scene of the third frieze on the "İnandık" and "Hüseyindede A" vases shows clearly two women sitting on an object. The woman on the left is adorned by the woman on the right. We can equate this ritualistic action with the Hittite verb išk(iya)-, which means "to lubricate/to be lubricated (to be anointed)". On the other hand, we think that the depiction of "a kind of sofa with wooden legs and a cover" on which the two women in question sit must be GIŠzahurti-object, which is mentioned in the Hittite texts.
- Publication
Gaziantep University Journal of Social Sciences, 2023, Vol 22, Issue 4, p1309
- ISSN
1303-0094
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.21547/jss.1339575